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Survivors of Child Abuse Share Their Stories
Two survivors of childhood abuse, Mellissa Arkwright and Gabar Choli, have spoken out about their experiences. Arkwright's memory was restored through therapy, while Choli recounts his ordeal in immigration detention.
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BBC News
Mellissa Arkwright could not remember the abuse she suffered as a child until she had taking therapy.
2026-08-10 05:03 UTC
The Guardian
Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in TexasA Kurdish man who was force fed over the course of eight months while on hunger strike in US immigration detention has spoken out about it for the first time, describing how
2026-08-10 10:00 UTC
The Guardian
Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has leftIn June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar Choli, with sunken temples and bones visible under his skin, braced himself for the immigration detention center
2026-08-10 10:00 UTC